University of Northern Colorado

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,107 (91% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 278 (87%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,392
Men / Women 34% / 66%
From State 87%
From Region 2%
Athletes 445 (8.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
Hispanic 27%
Black 5%
Mixed 5%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences 425 15% 60% 2% 3% 28% 1% $50,878 1 -0.53 33 96% 7.7%
Human Services 35 +2 17% 46% 0% 6% 37% 3% $50,937 32 -0.28 34 — — — — —
Psychology 140 — 15% 61% 0% 4% 29% 1% $54,063 48 -0.15 42 95% 7.7% — — —
Early Childhood Education 36 — 6% 53% 0% 3% 42% 0% $45,107 11 -1.07 19 95% — — — —
Elementary Education 80 — 6% 74% 2% 2% 16% 1% $45,107 11 -1.07 19 95% — — — —
English Education 9 — 11% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $47,013 5 -1.19 23 100% — — — —
Special Education 29 — 14% 59% 10% 0% 28% 0% $51,083 25 -0.73 34 96% — — — —
Music Education 26 +2 38% 62% 0% 0% 31% 0% $47,013 50 +0.03 23 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 70 +8 23% 53% 3% 4% 27% 3% $55,890 26 -0.55 47 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 237 46% 65% 1% 4% 23% 4% $58,296 6 -0.40 53 95% 7.5%
American Sign Language Interpreting 10 — 10% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $62,589 54 +0.07 63 — — — — —
Economics 31 +2 77% 74% 0% 10% 6% 3% $68,092 6 -1.12 73 93% — — — —
African American Studies — — — — — — — — $51,643 26 -0.60 36 — — — — —
Asian Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,065 23 -0.65 34 — — — — —
Chicano/Latino Studies 7 — 14% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $51,427 25 -0.62 35 — — — — —
English 13 — 23% 85% 8% 0% 8% 0% $44,259 10 -0.99 17 96% — — — —
European Studies — — — — — — — — $51,683 28 -0.60 36 — — — — —
Foreign Languages 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,198 14 -0.97 24 — — — — —
History 30 +1 53% 83% 0% 3% 13% 0% $51,338 29 -0.55 35 95% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 — 38% 0% 0% 0% 12% 88% $54,125 36 -0.31 42 — — — — —
Philosophy 13 +1 69% 62% 0% 0% 23% 0% $50,127 18 -0.85 31 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $42,212 4 -1.41 13 89% — — — —
Anthropology 14 — 36% 86% 0% 0% 7% 0% $43,586 2 -1.21 16 95% — — — —
Communication Studies 49 — 57% 57% 0% 8% 35% 0% $68,152 75 +0.59 73 95% 7.2% — — —
Geography 7 +2 57% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $64,096 65 +0.23 66 87% — — — —
International Studies 5 — 20% 40% 0% 20% 20% 0% $65,416 32 -0.38 68 90% — — — —
Journalism 7 — 43% 57% 14% 0% 29% 0% $51,136 9 -1.25 34 98% — — — —
Political Science 8 +5 38% 50% 0% 0% 38% 12% $62,726 24 -0.70 63 100% — — — —
Sociology 20 +3 15% 60% 0% 0% 25% 0% $51,609 34 -0.48 35 96% 8.3% — — —
Sustainability Studies 12 — 33% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $63,460 58 +0.25 65 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Natural and Health Sciences 399 28% 66% 3% 5% 23% 1% $66,689 34 -0.79 70 97% 3.6%
Computer Science 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $94,334 15 -0.90 94 — — — — —
Computer Science 10 — 90% 60% 10% 10% 20% 0% $92,944 14 -0.94 93 100% — — — —
Chemistry 19 — 37% 58% 0% 5% 26% 0% $68,361 35 -0.31 73 94% — — — —
Earth Sciences 11 — 45% 82% 0% 0% 18% 0% $59,094 23 -0.54 55 95% — — — —
Mathematics 15 +3 53% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $54,371 2 -1.17 43 100% — — — —
Physics 11 — 73% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $68,573 11 -1.08 73 100% — — — —
Biology 54 — 33% 61% 4% 4% 26% 2% $60,422 21 -0.70 58 93% — — — —
Dietetics 17 — 18% 65% 0% 12% 18% 0% $51,604 8 -1.18 35 100% 7.0% — — —
Nutrition Sciences 7 — 0% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $51,844 9 -1.15 36 100% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 30 — 13% 63% 0% 3% 27% 0% $58,876 33 -0.42 55 98% — — — —
Exercise Science 84 — 44% 52% 2% 10% 31% 1% $53,579 17 -0.96 41 98% — — — —
Health Sciences 12 +3 8% 50% 0% 8% 25% 0% $54,715 11 -0.94 44 93% — — — —
Nursing 121 — 9% 72% 4% 2% 20% 0% $84,685 19 -0.75 89 97% 3.1% — — —
Recreation Management 7 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,180 31 -0.40 48 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Performing and Visual Arts 133 40% 72% 1% 2% 17% 0% $41,447 0 -0.44 12 93%
Acting 12 +1 50% 75% 0% 8% 17% 0% $44,700 65 +0.22 18 96% — — — —
Music 38 +1 61% 71% 3% 0% 16% 0% $44,676 41 -0.22 18 94% — — — —
Musical Theatre 12 — 33% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $44,700 41 -0.22 18 96% — — — —
Studio Art 44 — 27% 66% 0% 2% 18% 0% $34,889 6 -1.28 5 88% — — — —
Theatre 27 +2 30% 78% 0% 0% 15% 0% $44,700 65 +0.22 18 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Monfort College of Business 185 55% 64% 3% 5% 24% 1% $76,306 62 -0.07 82 97%
Business Administration 185 +1 55% 64% 3% 5% 24% 1% $76,306 61 -0.07 82 97% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,044
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $29,007
Est. In-State Cost $16,874
Est. Out-of-State Cost $37,523
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 38%
6-Year Graduation Rate 51%
Transfer-Out Rate 32%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 21.5% 297 26% 60% 0% 4% 29% 1% $56,332 41 -0.14 48 95% 7.6%
Health Sciences 18.6% 257 21% 64% 3% 5% 24% 0% $69,246 18 -0.76 74 97% 3.1%
Business & Economics 16.2% 223 57% 67% 2% 5% 21% 1% $74,532 39 -0.23 80 97% —
Arts 11.5% 159 40% 70% 1% 1% 19% 0% $42,357 14 -0.37 13 94% —
Education 11.2% 154 8% 66% 3% 2% 25% 1% $46,344 11 -1.01 22 96% —
Humanities 5.4% 74 43% 61% 1% 1% 23% 9% $50,008 21 -0.68 31 95% —
Professional 5.1% 70 23% 53% 3% 4% 27% 3% $55,890 12 -0.55 47 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.1% 56 50% 79% 0% 2% 16% 0% $62,835 9 -0.74 63 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.9% 54 33% 61% 4% 4% 26% 2% $60,422 19 -0.70 58 93% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.7% 24 12% 67% 0% 8% 17% 0% $51,674 15 -1.17 36 100% 7.0%
Computer Science 0.8% 11 91% 55% 9% 9% 18% 9% $93,070 20 -0.93 93 100% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $2.7M #240 12% $0 26 #159 82 1
Education $1.9M #182 12% $0 40 #87 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.2M #339 25% $0 2 #213 11 —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.0M #320 45% $0 3 #204 10 1
Business & Economics $0.9M #217 3% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.6M #272 4% $0.0M 14 #117 68 —
Computer Science $0.0M #439 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $8.3M #323 16% $0.0M 85 #194 171 2

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $5.7M $5.7M $0
Track & Field (combined) 110 $484K $484K $0
Baseball 39 $683K $683K $0
Wrestling 37 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 16 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Golf 10 $330K $330K $0
Total 260 $10.4M $10.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 99 $780K $780K $0
Soccer 40 $858K $858K $0
Swimming & Diving 29 $928K $928K $0
Basketball 27 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Softball 26 $873K $873K $0
Volleyball 19 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Golf 9 $416K $416K $0
Total 185 $6.7M $6.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 209 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Football 120 $5.7M $5.7M $0
Basketball 43 $3.8M $3.8M $0
Soccer 40 $858K $858K $0
Baseball 39 $683K $683K $0
Wrestling 37 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Swimming & Diving 29 $928K $928K $0
Softball 26 $873K $873K $0
Golf 19 $746K $746K $0
Volleyball 19 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Total 445 $23.2M $23.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 89%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 89% 89% 89%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 950 – 1190
SAT Math Range 460 – 580
SAT RW Range 490 – 610